Short-Term Health Research Training to Increase Diversity

描述(由申请者提供)：“增加多样性的短期健康研究培训计划”或STREAMS为来自代表性不足群体的本科生提供研究和学术培训，最终目标是促进生物医学、行为和临床劳动力的多样性。该方案的目标群体是少数族裔和少数族裔、残疾人以及处境不利的人。这是NIH指令指定的扩展培训小组，我们成功地扩大了我们的学生选择范围，将残疾人包括在内。该计划的优势是基于T35培训计划的成功，该计划在近15年的时间里培训了150多名学生。在这个培训小组中，74%的人已经完成或参与了高级学位课程。莱特州立大学(WSU)暑期项目将在高质量和支持性的研究环境中每年培训14名学生。联席董事玛丽安娜·莫里斯博士和卡梅隆·查姆里亚博士分别是心血管药理学和心血管流行病学领域的领导者。来自8个系的24名教师导师在研究、学术和培训方面都有很好的记录。该计划的重点是生物医学转化研究，重点是心血管科学。除了研究学徒和研究研讨会外，学生还将接受监管问题、伦理、批判性科学思维和分析方面的培训。他们将参加一个名为“翻译研究前沿”的教学和示范课程。STREAMS短期研究培训计划的目标重点活动如下：1)在高质量和支持性教师导师的领导下，让受训人员在最先进的实验室进行实践研究；2)通过参观宝洁研究中心和空军研究实验室，介绍科学工作场所，这些设施位于西斯安那州立大学附近；3)通过展示临床相关研究的兴奋和挑战的经验，培养在生物医学科学领域追求职业生涯的长期承诺；4)提供学术计划，以加强他们的研究活动；5)建立短期和长期评估计划，以确定该计划的状况和是否需要改变。我们预测，完成这一精心设计的培训计划，将使学员为进入生物医学、行为和临床科学的高级学位课程做好准备，并显著增加这些代表性不足的个人进入并坚持从事富有成效的科学职业的可能性。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): "Short-Term Health Research Training Program to Increase Diversity" or STREAMS provides research and academic training for undergraduate students from underrepresented groups with the ultimate goal of promoting diversity in the biomedical, behavioral and clinical workforce. The target group for the program is ethnic and racial minorities, persons with disabilities as well as those from disadvantaged backgrounds. This is an expanded training group as designated by NIH directives, and we made a successful effort to expand our student selection to include persons with disabilities. The program has the advantage of being based on the success of a T35 training program which over almost 15 years has trained more than 150 students. In this training group, 74% have completed or are involved in an advanced degree program. The Wright State University (WSU) summer program will train fourteen students/year in a high quality and supportive research environment. Co-Directors, Drs. Mariana Morris and Cameron Chumlea, are leaders in the fields of cardiovascular pharmacology and cardiovascular epidemiology, respectively. The twenty-four faculty mentors from eight departments have strong research, academic and training records. The program is focused on biomedical translational research with emphases on cardiovascular sciences. In addition to the research apprenticeship and a research symposium, students will receive training in regulatory issues, ethics, critical scientific thinking and analysis. They will participate in a didactic and demonstration course entitled, "Frontiers in Translational Research". The goal focused activities of the STREAMS short term research training program are as follows: 1) To engage trainees in hands-on research in state-of- the- art laboratories led by high quality and supportive faculty mentors; 2) To provide an introduction to the scientific workplace via visits to Procter & Gamble Research Center and the Air Force Research Laboratories, facilities located in close proximity to WSU; 3) To foster a long-term commitment to pursue a career in the biomedical sciences through an experience that demonstrates the excitement and challenges of clinically-relevant investigation; 4) To provide an academic program which will enhance their research activities; 5) To establish short and long term evaluation plans which will determine the program's status and any need for changes. We predict that completion of this carefully-crafted training program will prepare the trainees for entry into advanced degree programs in the biomedical, behavioral and clinical sciences and significantly increase the probability that these underrepresented individuals will enter and persist in productive scientific careers.